Saleem Sinai was born at midnight the midnight of India's independence & found himself mysteriously 'handcuffed to history' by the coincidence. He is one of 1 001 children born at the midnight hour each of them endowed with an extraordinary talent
- & whose privilege & curse it is to be both master & victims of their times. Through Saleem's gifts
- inner ear & wildly sensitive sense of smell
- we are drawn into a fascinating family saga set against the vast colourful background of the India of the 20th century.


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Midnight is a hustler-but one with a mindset & a mission. A tall dark & handsome hero in his own way Midnight would in mainstream American society be characterized as a threat & dismissed as a criminal. But in her beautiful captivating style Sister Souljah reveals the heart of a man that readers will love & cheer for until the very end. When Midnight came to America from the Sudan he was just seven years old with a mother who spoke no English & a baby sister on the way. Midnight has to grow up fast on the violent & dangerous streets of Brooklyn. Amidst the poverty & lawlessness Midnight must find some way to survive thrive & defend his family & way of life-no matter what it takes. ...

Lia is over the moon because her friends have been invited to join her family in celebrating her mums fortieth birthday in a secret location. Its going to be the party of the decade & Lia envisages romantic scenes in an exotic location with her boyfriend Squidge. However events dont go exactly as planned & the final guest list is full of surprises. Lia finds herself in an awkward position when an old flame turns up & makes a play for her. Its midsummer but does it mean meltdown for Lia & Squidge when the partys over? ...

No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of A Midsummer Night's Dream" on the left-hand page side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right. Each No Fear Shakespeare contains The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language A complete list of characters with descriptions Plenty of helpful commentary" ...

Take Note for Exam Success! York Notes offer an exciting approach to English literature. This market leading series fully reflects student needs. They are packed with summaries commentaries exam advice margin & textual features to offer a wider context to the text & encourage a critical analysis. York Notes The Ultimate Literature Guides. ...

Four young people are lost in the woods on midsummers night. Will they find each other & true love or will Pucks meddling leave them broken-hearted & alone? A band of players prepares to entertain the Duke of Athens. But now that the fairies have made a donkey out of their leading man will Quince & the others ever get to play their parts? Is there time to put everything right before this magical night is over? ...

The entire Shakespeare play
- unabridged! The course of true love never did run smooth;" With its mix of real people who stumble
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The course of true love never did run smooth...A magical retelling of Hermia Helen Demetrius & Lysander's classic story
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The Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare Series with Romeo & Juliet Henry V & The Merchant of Venice as its inaugural volumes presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works. The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal. Its lyricism comedy (both broad & subtle) & magical transformations have long made A Midsummer Night's Dream one of the most popular of Shakespeare's works. The supernatural & the mundane the illusory & the substantial are all shimmeringly blended. Love is treated as tragic poignant absurd & farcical. ' Lord what fools these mortals be!' jeers Robin Goodfellow; but the joke may be on him & on his master Oberon when Bottom the weaver his head transformed into that of an ass is embraced by the voluptuously amorous Titania. Recent stage-productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream have emphasised the enchanting spectacular ambiguous & erotically joyous aspects of this magical drama which culminates in a multiple celebration of marriage. ...

This new edition of A Midsummer Night's Dream is part of the established Cambridge School Shakespeare series & has been substantially updated with new & revised activities throughout. Remaining faithful to the series' active approach it treats the play as a script to be acted explored & enjoyed. As well as the complete script of A Midsummer Night's Dream you will find a variety of classroom-tested activities an eight-page colour section & an enlarged selection of notes including information on characters performance history & language. ...